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The Chicago Platform, What is It, Peace or War

ca. 1864
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Chicago Platform, What is It, Peace or War
  • Artist: Anonymous, American, 19th century
  • Date: ca. 1864
  • Medium: Lithograph
  • Dimensions: sheet: 13 1/4 x 16 in. (33.7 x 40.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.63.207
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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